§ 31-2-224 — Registration exemptions

Wyoming § 31-2-224

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 31: Motor Vehicles
• Ch. 2: TITLE AND REGISTRATION
• Art. 2: REGISTRATION

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(a) The following vehicles are exempt from the provisions
of this article:
(i) Transportable homes and the empty frame or frames
used to haul transportable homes;
(ii) Passenger automobiles or trailers owned by a
full-time member of the armed forces of the United States,
whether in regular service, organized reserves or national
guard, as long as a registration from another state is in effect
when the vehicle entered Wyoming and the vehicle is properly
registered in accordance with the laws of that state;
(iii) Commercial vehicles displaying the registration
numbers or plates required by W.S. 31-18-201 and whose operator
produces a certificate of registration indicating the vehicle is
validly registered pursuant to W.S. 31-18-201;
(iv) Vehicles granted reciprocity pursuant to W.S.
31-2-203;
(v) Vehicles owned by a nonresident, validly
registered in another state or country, displaying registration
numbers or plates in accordance with the laws of that state or
country and:
(A) Not operated for gain or profit in Wyoming
nor used for transportation to or from employment in Wyoming;
and
(B) Not owned or operated by a person employed
in this state, unless that person is a daily commuter from
another jurisdiction which exempts vehicles of daily commuters
from Wyoming from registration under a reciprocity agreement;
(C) Not operated primarily by a resident found
to be in control of a vehicle under W.S. 31-2-201(o).
(vi) Vehicles owned by a nonresident, validly
registered in another state or country, displaying registration
numbers or plates in accordance with the laws of that state or
country and:
(A) Operated primarily by a full-time student at
the University of Wyoming, a Wyoming community college or a
school licensed in this state offering post secondary education;
(B) Used for transportation of nonresident
seasonally employed agricultural workers unless the owner of the
vehicle becomes a resident under W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xxi)(A); or
(C) Operated primarily by a student enrolled in
a post secondary educational institution accredited by a
recognized and accepted accrediting agency, or in a parochial,
church or religious school as defined by W.S. 21-4-101(a)(iv)
offering post secondary education programs, if the institution
or school owns or operates an educational program or facility in
this state and the student is employed on a temporary basis in
that program or facility as part of his educational curriculum.
(vii) The following vehicles if validly registered in
states contiguous to Wyoming if the contiguous states grant
similar exemptions to Wyoming owners of like vehicles:
(A) Trucks, the unladen weight of which does not
exceed three thousand five hundred (3,500) pounds; and
(B) Passenger cars while operated by salesmen
who make no deliveries.
(viii) Mopeds;
(ix) Pedestrian vehicles;
(x) Rental vehicles rented in another state or
country and validly registered in another state or country,
displaying registration numbers or plates in accordance with the
laws of that state or country and not being operated for gain or
profit in Wyoming nor used for daily transportation to or from
employment in Wyoming for a continuous period of more than
fourteen (14) days;
(xi) Rental vehicles rented in Wyoming from a
licensed rental vehicle agency, provided the surcharge is paid
pursuant to W.S. 31-3-104 and the vehicle is validly registered
in another jurisdiction and displays valid registration or
license plates in accordance with the laws of that jurisdiction.
(b) Off-road recreational vehicles are not required to be
registered. Off-road recreational vehicles as defined by W.S.
31-1-101(a)(xv)(K)(II) shall be registered as provided by W.S.
31-2-232 if they are to be operated on public roadways.